April 19 2023
🏁We are starting registrations for the fourth activity within the museum education project carried out in partnership with the "HaiHui among words" Association: "The 12 papyri. From Life to Immortality in Ancient Egypt". The theme of the fourth papyrus is: "The scarab - from animal to god".
🏵We meet on Wednesday, April 19, at 15.00 p.m., in the space related to the "Gods and Mortals in Ancient Egypt" exhibition (XNUMXst floor).
The team made up of Monica Bodea (museographer) and Luminița Bratu (teacher. primary teacher) will welcome you with stories, history and surprises.
📲 Appointments: 0745392935 – Monica; 0748989347 – The light.
Available places: 15 (the activities are aimed at children aged between 6 and 11).
Workshop Introduction:
The ancient Egyptians observed the behavior of this small animal and came to associate it with a god. This insect manages to turn a piece of mud/dung into a perfect sphere by rolling repeatedly. This sphere, rolled from east to west, recalled the movement of the sun, the shape of the ball being another symbolization of the solar star, much revered by the Egyptians. The sun is the source of life, and the observation that even scarab babies are born from these balls of dung led the inhabitants of the Nile area to associate the scarab with the Sun god. This is how the scarab became the God Khepri - representing the rising sun, when it emerges from the underworld: a symbol of the power of regeneration, renewal.
A symbol of immortality and rebirth, the scarab was used in the mortuary chambers of the pharaohs, being placed next to the heart. Over time it has become a symbol used very often in amulets, jewelry with the role of protection, prosperity and luck, for all those who believe in it.
